Appraisals

Anchorage home values declined slightly on average in 2017 — a reflection of a dip in the housing market — but it's too soon to say how that will impact individual taxes, according to the city assessor's office.

Residential market values will continue their overall upward trends during the next 12 months, with the state of Washington set to explode.

Increased equity levels are resulting in higher appraisals that are closer to owners' view of home prices now than they have been since March 2015.

Home values grew during 2017 at their fastest pace in four years and the same supply and demand dynamics behind that increase remain in place for 2018.

Million-dollar home sales in North Texas are continuing to outpace the market.

The good news for Oahu homeowners is they likely will be able to get more for their houses if they were to sell them. The bad news is they'll likely see their property taxes go up next year.

Homeowners with mortgages have collectively seen their equity increase 11.8% year-over-year in the third quarter, according to CoreLogic.

Despite rapid price gains and tight inventory nationally, prices in many of the largest housing markets are still below the peaks reached before the Great Recession.

After over five years of steadily rising home prices, Southern California's housing market is "overvalued," real estate data firm CoreLogic reported.

The vast majority of consumers with a home equity line of credit said they are considering using it to pay for planned home renovations this winter.